Ten (10) portals & 7.77 million views on HLWIKI | The Search Principle
I have used HLWIKI a number of times throughout my MLIS program. I found the resource extremely useful in researching emerging technologies librarianship, competencies, social media and information technology, sources for health information and other topics. Highly recommend.
Researchers [in Germany and Canada] have for the first time built a 3D model of a human brain showing structural detail down to the cellular level.
This ultra high-resolution atlas, dubbed “BigBrain,” aims to show the architecture of the brain at various levels—from the cortex’s layers and columns to its microcircuits and cells.
See the full article: Groundbreaking Brain Atlas Maps Whole Brain at Cellular Level – D-brief | Discovermagazine.com.
30 Twitter Accounts to Follow for Technology News and Insights Ellyssa Kroski – OEDB.org
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Since June is historically LGBT Pride Month, it’s worth taking a look at the ways in which cinema has depicted queers and trans people on screen in comedies, dramas, and documentaries. While this is no definitive list of the best films to feature LGBT characters, themes, or icons, it is a collection of titles worth seeing…
“If you’re just getting caught up on the latest in space tourism, here are 32 resources to get you started.” Via A Librarian’s Guide to Space Tourism – 32 Resources | Ellyssa Kroski – OEDB.org
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23 Mobile Things: Join the Australian / New Zealand Course « Tame The Web
Excerpt below from Tame the Web | http://tametheweb.com/2013/05/01/23-mobile-things-join-the-australian-new-zealand-course/
What are the 23 Mobile Things?
You can view the 23 Mobile Things on the official blog here –http://23mobilethings.net/wpress/the-things/
What is this NZ/Australian cohort all about?
simple; it is just establishing a group of librarians in NZ and Australia who are keen to do the 23 Mobile Things at the same time. This cohort will give us mutual support and contact with each other so that we can learn together and keep each other motivated. Hopefully it will help you grow your own personal learning network (PLN) and have fun and great collaborations throughout the course!
ResearchGate announced that it has closed a $35 million round of series C financing from Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Tenaya Capital, with participation from Dragoneer Investment Group and Thrive Capital. This hefty third-round of financing follows its series A and B rounds raised in 2010 and 2012, respectively. Short-term returns may not be part of the equation for ResearchGate’s investors, but Bill Gates, for one, hasn’t been shy about placing big bets on potentially high-impact education, energy and health-related technologies, even if those are long-term — or long shot — investments.
ResearchGate has endeavored to give researchers a platform where they can not only upload the journals they’ve been published in, but share raw data as well — along with experiments that failed or succeeded — in an effort to make that knowledge accessible in a broader context.
For the full article see: Bill Gates, Benchmark And More Pour $35M Into ResearchGate, The Social Network For Scientists | TechCrunch.
See also: Bill Gates Backs “Open Science” Social Network ResearchGate In Push For Nobel Prize | ReadWrite
Whether or not your child grows up to be the next Zuckerberg, programming is a highly useful skill for him or her to learn. It teaches vital problem-solving, creativity, and communication skills. Plus, it can be downright fun for you both. Here are some of the best tried-and-true apps for teaching kids of all ages how to code.
via How and Why to Teach Your Kids to Code | LifeHacker
Apps discussed cover from the very young to older learners and include:
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Collection of Links: Resources for Learning to Code | The Modern MLIS
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